The PECUniversity of Technology, Chandigarh was orginally established as MugalpuraEngineeringCollege at Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 9, 1921. The name of the college was later changed to MaclaganEngineeringCollege and its started functioning under the name on March 19, 1924. In the year 1931, the college got affiliated to PunjabUniversity, Lahore. After partition in 1947, the college was shifted to Roorkee (India) and was renamed as East Punjab College of Engineering. In the year 1950 the word East was dropped and it came to know by its present name - PunjabEngineeringCollege. Towards the end of December 1953, the college shifted to its present campus in Chandigarh to function under Govt. of Punjab. In 1966, with the formation of Union Territory of Chandigarh, the college same under control of Govt. of India through Chandigarh Administration. In October 2003, the Govt. of India notified the PunjabEngineeringCollege as a Deemed to be University and thereafter it became known as PunjabEngineeringCollege ( DeemedUniversity). In 2009, the Board of Governors renamed the institution as PECUniversity of Technology. In 1994 this institution was adjudged the best technical college in India by the National Foundation of Engineers. It occupies an area of 146 acres.
Up to 1962, the college comprised of engineering departments of Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. Thereafter the college expanded & five newdepartments in the fields of Aeronautical Engineering, Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Production Engineering and Computer Science Engineering were added gradually. Recently a new department of Information & Technology has been added. In the year 1957, Highway Engineering was added as the first post-graduate course in the college. Gradually other post-graduate courses were subsequently added. Presently there are eleven post-graduate courses leading to Masters of Engineering degree in Highways, Structures, Hydraulics and Irrigation, Rotodynamic Machines, Electrical Power Systems, Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary), Electronics Metallurgical Engineering and C.I.M. Facilities for post-graduate studies exist for regular as well as for part time students .The college has facilities for research work leading to the award of Ph.D. degree in engineering in certain selected fields of different disciplines. The college also offers consultancy services in different disciplines.
Invitations are sent to the companies/ organizations with relevant information and the Placement Performa.
Company/organization fills the Placement Performa and sends it to placement office, PEC Chandigarh, along with the possible dates for the visit.
The company receives confirmation from the Placement Office.
Company/organization conducts the Pre-Placement talk (PPT).
Willing students appear for the selection procedure which involves a written test/group discussion.
Short listed candidates appear for the personal interviews.
The Company/organization is required to furnish the final list of the selected students as soon as possible. We register a job against the selected students and they may or may not be allowed to appear for other companies interviews as per placement policy.
To build across the College a culture of excellence in teaching and learning with needed performance and accountability from all support activities.
To enhance the College standing as the college of choice for students across the country; and to augment the presence of international students to at least ten percent of student body.
To cultivate a field in which new ideas, research and scholarship flourish leading to emergence of creators, innovators, leaders, and entrepreneurs.
To design the education through a continuous process so that the students qualifying from the College have the top rating in placement.
To achieve excellence in application-oriented research in selected areas of technology to contribute to the development of the region and the nation.
To promote co- and extra-curricular activities for over-all personality development of the students.
To develop responsible citizenship through awareness and acceptance of ethical values.
To build a family of alumni and friends to create a network of allegiance and support for the College.
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